Thank you, thank you, thank you! Single woman here and was so concerned about my wonderful older Sony! After following your steps to the letter my remote is working perfectly. Those of you who take the time to assist the rest of us should be thanked over and over.

@joelungco8212

Жыл бұрын

single dad here 😀

@peterchristensen9585

Жыл бұрын

Single man here, but otherwise I would write the same reply! LOL

Followed your clear instructions exactly and got the remote working again, after weeks of frustration. Thanks! Keep the good work! This is what KZread and the internet should be for.

@peterchristensen9585

Жыл бұрын

Weeks? For me it was years! Just the button to skip forward a bunch wasn't working, and over the years I probably wasted hours waiting while it more slowly advanced. Works perfect now!

Six years later, your video is still helping folks. My remote wasn't working, I assumed it needed new batteries (even though it has occasionally *momentarily* not worked in the past, requiring just a quick slap against the table to resume working fine-- I'd assumed the batteries had occasionally wiggled a tiny bit out of allignment or something, but now I think it was the dirty inner workings), but new batteries didn't fix it. Anyway I watched a couple vids on KZread, wondered if it was worth the trouble and decided to go for it. Wasn't sure where my guitar picks were so a slender, small straighthead screwdriver worked fine. Yes it was greasy inside. Washed the rubber keyboard in Dawn liquid dish soap (for handwashing dishes) as I didn't need or want a rosemary-mint-smelling remote control. I used Kleenex instead of Q-tips, just feeling lazy not wanting to search for the Q-tips, Kleenex semi-soaked in rubbing alcohol for the circuit board and for the post-washed keyboard. After drying the circuit board, the rubber keyboard and the plastic cover with Kleenex I then placed them in front of my fan for a few minutes to assure it was dry. Snapped it together. Voila. Ready for Frasier or StarTrek or whatever. Thank you for a clear, concise, sensible tutorial. Way better than ordering a new remote online or shopping for one, along with having to wait for it. And spending the money. Thanks!

Another happy customer. I just revived my 30-year-old (!) Denon CD player remote that had recently stopped working. Now as good as new.

Best tutorial ever! Solved my problem within 4 mins of watching this vid!!! You are awesome

Have a 20 year old Yamaha theater remote that the power button quit. I looked into replacement to the tune of 35.00. Followed your suggestion, as soon as I took it apart the power button area on circuit was black. I cleaned it all and now it works like new! Thanks so much!

William, thank you for sharing your tip on this. Great advice!

@eddielamont9085

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving me the courage to crack open my remote control. Because I can tell you the worst fear a DIY person has is to open something up and a bunch of springs shootout..... although there were actually a couple of springs near The Battery area, they pretty much stayed in place. I'm put all of the components under warm sudsy water and afterwards I dunk them in rubbing alcohol..... dried everything off, and what temperature to put everything back in the remote the same way it was when I took it out. I must say that my remote now works better than new. thanks again for your video

Wonderful to hear.

Amazing video! Followed instructions and got the buttons on my remote working again! Thank you!

Tip to add: I've had to do this many times. I started about 5 years ago to get into the habit of keeping the remotes face down on a coffee table, night stand, wherever. It stops the dust from settling into the buttons. I have many devices that use a remote and some might sit for a week without being used, or even longer. They stay so much cleaner if you keep them face down on the table top! I've done this often with many cordless phones too!

@Warzau

2 жыл бұрын

I actually leave mine face up for the simple fact that once the batteries leaked in a remote and it spilled all over the innards. So if I do forget another time. I’d they do leak it leaks always from the board.

@CarlosJSantos

Жыл бұрын

Dude, I was using an app to turn off the tv and you just helped me a bunch. Thanks

@Elainerulesutube

Жыл бұрын

I do this, too.

Before washing, it might be an idea to place the plug in the sink incase something important separates from the rubber and gets washed away.

I dumped olive oil all over my remote control. I followed these instructions and now my remote control is olive oil free and no longer oozing the oil. This was brilliant and so easy to follow. Thank you so much!!!

Used this information on the remote for our adjustable bed, and it now is working like a charm. Thank you

Great teaching. Many thanks from Down Under

This was brilliant,I fixed my remote myself after watching your clip .My long struggle is over.Thank you very much🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Thanks for this quick DIY 🎉

Couldn't find a replacement for the remote for a Phillips DVR/DVD player. So I tried this. Works great. Thanks so much.

great video! thanks for taking time to make it and share it!

Thanks so much for this advice, it saved me $15 (I know, because the cable company quoted me this much) You were so right about dismantling being the hardest part, and iIn the end I couldn't put back the tiny attaching phillips screw......but so what - the clips will hold the remote in place. Thanks once again

Must admit, I was skeptical, but your method worked like a charm to fix my Sharp Sound Bar Remote, which had one button that wouldn't work. THANKS A MILLION!

Yay! I did exactly as your video and it actually worked. THANK YOU

Thanks! It works! I didn't have rubbing alcohol and used alcohol wipes (found in my first aid kit) instead.

I'm usually disappointed when following these "DIY fixit" video on YT but this worked perfectly. Remote control now fully functional after half hours work. The hardest part was prying apart the casing. In my case it was some hidden screws under a stuck on panel (logitech harmony 350). You also really do need a plastic pry tool like a guitar pick. I managed to get by with an old credit card. Thanks to the uploader of this video.

Some of the buttons on my thermostat required a really hard push to get them to work. I took it apart, cleaned it as recommended here, and now I'm back in business--thanks!

My sincere thanks for posting this video. I followed your method and was able to get my remote working again. Saved me money and the environment from another piece of electronic junk. Kudos to you. Those of you who take the time to assist the rest of us should be thanked over and over. Credit to Kay Biela below.

It works great! Thank you very much

You just saved me $40. Thanks, dial2fast!

Thank you.. just the one button was failing on my remote. Followed your clear instructions and re assembled my remote. Failing button now functions perfectly... Result... Delighted with the outcome.

Thanks a ton for this bro. Simple and easy fix.

Brilliant. Worked a charm. Thanks for the video!

Brilliant, thought I’d give it a go even though I had a spare, worked better than I can remember. Thanks

I use CBC QD Contact Cleaner. I bought a can a couple of decades ago for various projects (cleaning off residue from exploded batteries, etc.). So a can will last you forever. Spray some in a disposable cup and dip a Q-tip in it.

Thank you. Your instructions are excellent and I can easily fix my TV remote.

Thanks so much for this awesome tip ... I was scouring the web for a replacement RC for our Onkyo AV receiver as a few essential buttons have stopped working (volume +/- for example ... so annoying!) and I couldn't find a replacement for less than £45 ($67) once the shipping was factored in!! Followed your advice, and it has worked a treat!

@dial2fast

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience!

Hi, so it finally worked! I did abuse the case of the remote, but that's ok. I cleaned it with rubbing alcohol, and dried it with a Q- tip. It didn't work for awhile. Maybe it took a little while to dry completely. I pushed the button of my remote and it worked! I thank you for teaching patience doing this. Well, I'll try other things in the future since I learned some patience while doing this. Thanks again! 👍 🙂

Worked perfect ! Thanks so much for the great instructions.

Followed you step by step….. brilliant!!!!! Thank you so much from 🇬🇧

Amazing! Thank you so much. The remote is working just like new now. Thank you from the UK 🇬🇧

Great video! We were about to replace our Denon stereo remote until I watched this. Ours had one screw in the battery compartment, but same prying apart. The inside was sticky and gross. It now works like new. Thanks again!

@dial2fast

4 жыл бұрын

Good to hear! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you ! After days of frustration ,I found your video..omg it worked !! I am shocked,thank you again !

What useful advice. Will give it a shot. Thanks>

Thanks for this. Saved me buying a new remote and it works!

I thought I'd have to replace my Keyfob, turned out it just needed this, and it works great. I have remote start on my little car again.

Your video just saved us money. Thank you very much!

Thanks for posting this very helpful video. After tipping over half a glass of beer I didn’t realize that the remote got wet as well. The next day when I hit the power button nothing happened and that’s when I noticed it was sticky. I figured it was fried and I would need to buy a new remote. Day 3 I thought maybe just try and clean it really good so I watched the video and followed your advice. There was one screw in the battery area and 6 more smaller ones inside. After a thorough cleaning and trying to remember how to get it back together I could not believe my eyes when I hit the power button and saw the red light come on. It works perfectly and I’m not sure why. It should have been fried.

Worked great!!!

With your information I successfully repaired my remote thank you very much

Thank you very much!! I fixed my remote control with zero problems! Thank you thank you thank you!

@dial2fast

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

thanks for the video! it worked!

Thank you! Worked for me

Yay it worked!! Thank you

It worked!!! Thank you!

Thank you very much, it works

Thank you very much. You save me a lot of money because of this tutorial. May God bless you.

Thank you . It helped me

Thank u so much.... the key was stuck as u suggested. Brilliant advice😊

Thanks dial2fast! Yea! Following this video fixed my tv remote that has been such a pain even when it was new (3 years.) upon opening the remote case, I found oily material on the circuit board and the rubbery button sheet, which I presume was applied intentionally during manufacturing. I wondered if it was a good idea to take this off with soap and water followed by q-tip and alcohol. It turns out it was VERY good to do that.

Wow - thank you, thank you for your U-Tube. I now have a TV remote. :)

Worked a treat. Thanks!

@dial2fast

10 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

Thanks! Worked like a charm! My 10+ year old sanyo tv remote now works like new! Pressure to activate the buttons are feather-light again! Slagged the screw though coz the plastic seized over the screw thread. Good thing it also employs side snaps. Peace. 👍

Worked a treat, cheers!

@dial2fast

9 жыл бұрын

docpom Thanks for sharing your experience!

Thank you VERY much!! This is what I needed.

Thanks! it worked like a charm!

Followed your video step by step and the remote is like new. Yay!

@dial2fast

6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

Very. Helpful

Dude - yer a prince amongst men!Thank you!

@Soccy Rivas ...I looked at repair kits online. Many used a silver based paint to restore the contacts. But I also saw a repair paint made with carbon. It seemed like carbon was what the manufacturer had originally used on the contacts of my remote, since I could see a black film clearly present on most of them. (Not so much on the faulty buttons, however.) So, after washing the keypad and cleaning the circuit board with alchohol and cotton swabs. I scraped dust from a charcoal sketching pencil onto those contacts that had little or no black film (the same buttons that weren't working/barely worked). Once I coated the contacts with a fine black layer, I snapped my remote back together. It works wonderfully now. I'm sure the professional repair paints might last longer than my improvised solution, but the remote works like new again, and it didn't cost me anything but a little time and effort to do it. (I'm glad I didn't try to use acetone. The alchohol worked perfectly. Good advice!)

@dial2fast

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks. That worked great. Fixed my remote and saved me £43 for a new one!

It's been six years since you posted this and it's just as relevent now as it was when you first put it up. I have an old stereo that I couldn't find a universal remote control that would run it. What the heck, if id didn't work, what would I be out? A busted remote. But did work after I cleaned it up. Thank you very much!

@dial2fast

4 жыл бұрын

Very good to hear. Thanks for sharing!

thank you sir....worked like a charm.

Thanks, dial2fast! It worked.

@dial2fast

8 жыл бұрын

+Stephen Carlisle Very good to hear!!

Thank you , it worked for me

THANKYOU,SMART MAN. THANKYOU...

Thanks, it really work.

This process got some buttons working again...thanks!

@dial2fast

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience!

Thanks so much❤

Thank you so much...

Awesoome tip! I'll do that! Thanks!

Hi...Thanks for video. My remote was really stubborn and very tight. I would get my old credit card in but if it slipped out it would close again. I found that putting 3 more credit cards in a downward angle, all around did help but still couldn't pull apart or keep it open. So I just twisted halves to look for debris or mess on circuit board...and yes...it was sticky syrup or something. I wiped off both the rubber buttons and the circuit board with an alchohol wipe. Then blew it dry and snapped it back together. 😁it works👍 Haier TV remote HTR-D09B for my Haier TV stopped working. The CH-&- and volume buttons should not move cursor on INPUT or Menu to select functions or make changes.

Worked well on my RCA DTA800B1 converter remote. Thanks.

Thanx a LOT for this excellent tutorial 👍 My stereo remote control is now 100% functional, all buttons works again 😎😊📻

Thank you so much! I know this video is old but it helped me with fixing my Roku remote. Saved me from having to order a new one 🤗

Thank you so, so much!! You've just saved me £40. xx

So my moms remote stopped working,went to KZread for solutions and the spam tapping one actually worked for me , thank you!!

Thanks!!!!! it solved my problem!

This worked like magic !! My remote now works good as new. Thank you so much.

@dial2fast

8 жыл бұрын

+MrGrummpy Very good to hear, thanks for sharing!

@TryHard30Boi

8 жыл бұрын

+dial2fast Can you do the Haier HTR D09 remote

A Medium weight guitar pick works great for separating the two plastic halves. Jam it in at the half way point along the long side and then once it's in, slide up and down to separate the clips. Works great and no marring of the plastic that would result from using a screwdriver.

@megurubeta

Жыл бұрын

Yes. this needs more likes

THANKS FOR VIDEO I AM GOING TO DO THIS NOW.

great, it worked thanks.

Amazingly simple and he worked. Thx mate ;-)

Thank you

Thank you so much for this video. Very good explanation. Good job bro!

Worked as a technician for over 25 years and yes taking apart the remoted can be a challenge.

Thanks man

Very helpful--used it to fix a Uverse controller that wasn't working at all.

Thanks for the video. Well done. I'll try it on my Samsung remote. Btw, I have cleaned my phone contacts years ago, work good.

Thanks so much for the video, I didn't realise I would be able to fix the TV and Blueray remotes, was this close to replacing them! They're both working like new! I want to try the air conditioner remote next, but it won't let me open it!

Yess its works thanks

Shot bro this helped me heaps 🙏🙂 remotes like new didn't work at all prior so thank you..

a guitar pick works great for separating the case without damage.

@dial2fast

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very good tip!

@atariandre5014

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, I actually just used one to open my Onkyo remote.... I think even a credit card might work nicely....not everyone has guitar picks...